Friday, May 25, 2012

Yesterday I left many sets of the flash cards at the school.
Today I was very pleased to see the English teacher already going through them
to determine what she might use in her class.

Each class today was Bingo time. We played Bingo last Friday and the
kids have begged for it every day. I told them we would do Bingo again on
Friday. Bingo gives the students good practice for speaking and hearing
numbers. The winner of Bingo is awarded,
not a prize, but the opportunity to call the numbers for the next game.

I had chosen the thought for the day before starting the
games, and then saw during Bingo how we fill the jug. The 1st graders
will literally count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so forth until they get to the right
number, whereas many of the 2nd graders can simply look at the
number and speak it. It shows how the jug is filled drop by drop with English
classes and English practice between 1stand 2nd grade. Bingo, both the game and the song, is also
good for helping students learn how to pronounce the English letter, I.

We have been using A-B -C flash cards and one set has
astronaut for A. One boy proudly showed me a picture he had drawn today with an
astronaut.

In the evening Lori was taken by Mihaela to Trattoria again
– it’s hard duty but someone has to do it!. We were joined by the principal
from Primary School # 2. Again a very pleasant evening.

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